A wildlife sanctuary with a royal past, it is now known for its full-fledged reserve of abundant flora and fauna. Jambughoda sanctuary which is situated in Panchmahal district of central Gujarat, covers an area of about 130 sq km (a part of which falls in Vadodara district as well). Part of the princely state of Jambughoda.
Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary, a combine destination with Champaner is full of forest of teak and mahuda trees, bamboo and other lush vegetation. The sanctuary is 70 km away from Vadodara. It is the home for enormous populations for many kind of wildlife.
These days the Number of leopard are increased in sanctuary.
It also include the wild boar, nilgai (blue bull, the largest antelope in Asia), jackal, hyena, barking deer, sloth bear, and chausingha(four-horned antelope). the wildlife sanctuary known for leopards and has a fair population of hyenas, jackals, crocodiles, cobra, python, the tailor bird, the golden oriole, teals and ducks. Don’t forget to visit the two regions, Targol and Kada, which are worth exploring.
There are many places to hike through the forests in the sanctuary and it is a marvelous camping site. For those without the experience to camp, a forest rest house is available beside the Kada reservoir, one of two reservoirs in the sanctuary.The nearest bus and rail access is Shivrajpur, just 1 km from the sanctuary. The best time to visit this Sanctuary is between July and February.
